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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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b. 1-2

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

Slur in Atut (→FE→EE,GE1→GE2)

No slur in GE3
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The missing slur in GE3 seems to be an oversight.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 7-8

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

Slur from e1 in Atut, literal reading

Slur from g1 in Atut, interpretation suggested by the editors

No slur in FE (→EE)

Slur in bar 8 in GE
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In Atut, it is unclear from which note the slur begins. When interpreted literally, it seems to be encompassing three notes, from the e1 semiquaver. However, according to us, the shape of the line suggests that Chopin started writing it earlier, yet the ink did not flow out immediately. From the musical point of view, it would be a slur beginning already from the c2 quaver that would be most natural; however, reluctant to excessively intervene in the graphic image of music, in the main text we suggest a slur from the note that directly precedes its visible ending.
The missing slur in FE (→EE) is most probably a result of the engraver's oversight. In GE, a slur was added after the authentic slur in the L.H. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions

b. 9-10

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

No slur in sources

Slur suggested by the editors
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In the main text, we suggest adding a slur after an analogous motif in bars 1-2.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 12

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

Slur in Atut

Slur in FE (→GE,EE)
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Both endings of the carelessly written slur in Atut fall between notes – we interpret them as "embracing," hence concerning only these notes that are actually under the slur. In the main text, however, we adopt the version of FE (→GE,EE), which is uncontroversial, as far as the musical and graphic issues are concerned, and which can also be considered an interpretation of the slur of Atut.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , FE revisions

b. 13-14

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

Slurs in Atut, interpretation

Slur in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)

Slur in GE3
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The slur in bar 13, which ends the line of the text in Atut, is written indistinctly – one can see only its beginning. Consequently, the mark was omitted in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2), whereas the slur begins only just from bar 14. The revision introduced in GE3, a slur encompassing the entire first motif, like all subsequent ones, certainly corresponds to Chopin's intention, hence we include it in the main text (cf. prolonging the slurs in Atut in bars 14-15 and 17-18). 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions